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Looking for an easy way to reduce the dreaded task of filing? Go paperless!

Whenever possible, whether it's utility bills or bank statements, sign up for the paperless option. Don't worry, your statements and account information will all be available to you online, but you'll no longer have to handle and store the paper files.

You'll still be able to reconcile your bank statements and keep track of payments because the statements will come to your email address. If you really feel the need, you can file these digitally in a special email folder. At least that kind of filing takes just a click and doesn't take up any physical space.

Want to streamline things even further? Sign up for automatic payments of recurring bills. You'll be given at least several days' notice about exactly how much will be deducted from your bank account or charged to your credit card, so you have time to transfer the funds as needed. You'll never be late on a payment again!

​Do you listen to podcasts? They make excellent commuting companions and workout buddies because the time seems to fly when listening to something entertaining and educational.

If you want some extra inspiration and information for your organizing journey, try the Keeping You Organized podcast by Smead (maker of innovative home and office organizing products). The podcasts are 15-20 minutes long and cover a wide range of organizing topics such as paperwork, time management, and decluttering.

P.S. If you like podcasts, two non-organizing related ones that I enjoy are How I Built This, which profiles entrepreneurs and innovators, and The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe, which tells surprising stories about people and events you thought you knew.

Are you distressed by the huge volume of emails you get?Are you tempted to shop whenever you get those deal of the day emails?Are you distracted by from tackling important emails by solicitation emails?

It is so worth it to find that hidden "UNSUBSCRIBE" link at the bottom of the email and click on it!

Even though that takes a bit of effort up front, it really saves time in the future by reducing the amount of unwanted and distracting emails you get.

It'll also save your wallet because you won't be tempted to shop just because some "deal" you're being offered. You know you can just go on RetailMeNot and find a deal when you really need to buy something.

So click UNSUBSCRIBE and get yourself off of all of those annoying email lists!​But not mine, of course.

Do you get confused trying to remember all of your passwords for various websites?Do you keep the same, simple (easily-breached!) password for every site so it's easy for you to remember?Do you write down passwords in a book or keep hard copies of passwords in files?Do you never update your passwords because it's too hard to remember new ones?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should check out a password manager such as LastPass.

After a couple of years of using my own complicated password system and having to manually update all of my passwords on a quarterly basis, I finally decided to give LastPass a try. After a brief learning curve, I now find it very simple to create, store, and update complicated passwords to any site I log onto and to use LastPass across all of my devices. You can even use LastPass to share password access to designated sites with family members or coworkers.

Organize your passwords with a password manager!

(Click here to read why The Wirecutter picked LastPass as the best password manager and here to read their opinion as to why everyone should use a password manager.)